Category: Milestones
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First trip to the zoo
Maddie seems to take an interest in the ducks and other animals she’s seen (like sheep in Fano) so we thought it would be fun to take her to Whipsnade Zoo. We got there early to avoid the crowds and wandered around in the sunshine with much pointing at various animals along the way. I…
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Party time
So yesterday Maddie reached that milestone that is the grand old age of one. To celebrate we had a joint party with our NCT crowd and their children who were all born around the same time. Not that she’ll remember it but it gave us all a good excuse for a few drinks! There are…
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First steps
Big day today! Mette and I went together to pick Maddie up from nursery and when we got there I started walking with her holding her hand as usual but this time I took my hand away. Much to our delight (and hers) she took about 4 steps all on her own. When we got…
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First flight
So today we took our first flight with Madeleine on our trip to Denmark. Mette had been secretly dreading it and I have to confess I had no idea how it would go. In the end we needn’t have worried as the flight went without a hitch with Maddie spending most of the flight cooing…
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Shoes!
Well Maddie’s walking has come on in leaps and bounds (not literally you understand) but it got to the stage where we stopped counting the number of steps every time she toddled around. She can now stand up on her own without pulling on anything and is getting more confident with every day. She’s becoming…
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Youngest swinger in town
A trip to the local playground and her first go on the swing. Although apprehensive at first she did seem to really enjoy it and it gave me the chance to take a few pictures. Harvey wasn’t so keen as dogs aren’t allowed in by the swings but he did wait patiently outside.
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Cruiser
Not content with crawling everywhere (already she is managing to get up quite a speed) Maddie is now starting to cruise which it turns out means walking round holding onto the furniture – phew for a minute there I was worried!
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Crawling
So the day has finally arrived – from now on we can no longer leave Maddie and come back and find her in the same place! Ok, so the furthest she has managed is about 8 feet but she’s also been experimenting by falling out of her crib, falling off the bed and off the…
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Bye bye boobs
Ok so now Maddie has got teeth Mette has discovered just how painful breast feeding can be and so its bottles all the way from now on. This recent change seems to have had a surprising additional benefit though in that Maddie slept through the night for the first time in absolutely ages. Of course…
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Teeth
It’s official Maddie is now teething, above is one of the few pictures I’ve managed to get where you can see any of them. We were playing peek a boo which makes her giggle no end and you can see her single top tooth. So far it doesn’t seem to be causing her too much…